September 2004

Vegetarian Society Announces Annual Awards Shortlist in time for October’s Vegetarian Awareness Month

As Vegetarian Awareness Month gets underway in October, The Vegetarian Society will be sending out mystery shoppers and conducting secret taste tests to decide which products and services short-listed for the 2004 Vegetarian Society Awards offer the very best to vegetarian consumers.

These prestigious awards, sponsored this year by The Vegetarian Society Visa credit card in association with the Co-operative Bank, are looked to by both consumers and the food trade as a measure of excellence within the vegetarian marketplace. Vegetarian Society Chief Executive, Tina Fox, commented:

“The Awards showcase the organisations that provide vegetarians with the highest quality food, service and integrity. The magical presentation ceremony that takes place on Thursday, 28th October will be a fitting and glamorous end to Vegetarian Awareness Month.”

The nominees are:

Best Gourmet Vegetarian Restaurant:
Café Maitreya, Bristol
David Bann Restaurant, Edinburgh
Greens, Manchester
Terre á Terre, Brighton
The Gate, London
Quince & Medlar, Cockermouth, Cumbria

Best Vegetarian Provision in a Fast Food Establishment
Red Veg, London
V1, Nottingham
V2Go, Manchester
Wai Kika Moo Kau, Brighton

Best Retailer for Vegetarian Wine and Beer
Co-op
Marks & Spencer
Tesco
Vintage Roots

Best Meat or Fish Substitute
Cauldron Foods Lincolnshire-style Veggie Sausages
Holland & Barret Porkless Pie
Linda McCartney Sausages
Quorn Mince
Redwood Foods Making Waves Fish-Style Fingers
Realeat VegeMince

Best Vegetarian Cooking Sauce
Dolmio Stir-in Sundried Tomato Sauce
Loyd Grossman Tomato & Basil Sauce
Seeds of Change Slow Roasted Garlic & Chilli Sauce
Sharwoods Black Bean Stir Fry Sauce

Best Vegetarian Babyfood
All Good Stuff
Baby Organix (vegetarian range)
Fresh Daisy

Best UK Destination for Vegetarians
Brighton
Edinburgh
Glastonbury
Manchester

(Im)Perfect World Award (Products that could be vegetarian but – infuriatingly - aren’t!)
Bassetts Licorice Allsorts
Guinness
Nestlé Smarties

Notes for editors

• The winners of The Vegetarian Society Awards 2004 will be announced at a special ceremony and party at London’s Magic Circle on Thursday October 28th. For more information about the Awards, please contact Kerry Bennett, Press Officer T. 0161 925 2012, E. kerry@vegsoc.org. Out of office hours call 07973 108 165 or visit www.vegsoc.org/awards

• For more information about The Vegetarian Society Visa credit card in association with the Co-operative Bank, please contact The Co-operative Bank on 0800 002 006 or visit www.co-operativebank.co.uk

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